Automatic stand for sadirons



' W. B. BROLIN Dec. 8, 1925.

AUTOMATIC STAND FOR SADIRONS Filed May 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet Dec. 8 1925.

W. B. BROLIN AUTOMATIC STAND FOR SADIRONS Fil'ed May 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Gnome/ lid Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

NITED STATES "WALTER BERNARD BROLIN, F BQSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTOMATIC STAND FOR BADIRONS.

Application filed May 26, 1925.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WALTER B. BRoLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful lm rovements in an Automatic Stand for Sadn-ons, of which the following is a specification.

lhis invention relates to a highly novel attachment for sad irons, and has for its principal object to provide a means for automatically raising and holding the sad irons out of engagement with the ironing table, or the material thereon when the iron is not in use.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the above mentioned character which is of such construction as not to interfere with the ordinary use of the iron, means being provided for holding the stand in an inoperative position when the sad iron is in use.

A further object is to provide an attachment of the above mentioned character which may be readily and easily attached to a sad iron without necessitating any material alterations of the latter, the same being further simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further well adapted to the urpose for which it is designed.

@ther objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views:

- Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevation of a sad iron showing my attachment associated therewith, the stand being shown in an op erative position.

F igure 2 is a top plan view of the attachment per se.

Figure 3 is a front end elevation.

Figure 4 is a rear end elevation, and

hi ure 5 is a View similar to Figure 1 showing the arrangement of the parts of the attachment when the-stand is m an. inoperative position and the iron is in use.

In the drawing, wherein tor the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally my improved automatic stand attachment, the same comprising the spaced side or base bars 2 and 8 respectively. A felt strip a is secured to the bottom of same on the iron as is clearly illustrated Serial No. 33,011.

each of these bars for the purpose of preventingthe bars marring the table, or otherwlse causing any damage. The respective ends of each of the bars are slotted or bifurcated, and the purpose thereof will hereinafter be more fully described.

A frame designated generally by the numeral 5, and formed of a single piece of mm has its intermediate portion disposed horizontally as illustrated at 6, the end por-- tions 7 and ,8 being bent downwardl in diverging relation, and secured to the orward slotted or bifurcated ends otthe bars 2 and 3 in a pivoted manner through the medium of a pivotpin 9.

A. similar frame designated generally by the numeral 10, and also formed of a single strand of wire has its intermediate portion 11 disposed horizontally, the end portions of the wire being bent downwardly in diverging relation as illustrated at 12 and 13 respectively and thence downwardly in vertical parallel spaced relation as indicated at 14 and 15 respectivel the lower ends bein pivotally secured to t e slotted or bifurcate rear end of the bars 2 and 3 as at 16. The frames are of such width as to hold the bars 2 and 3 slightly spaced from the respective sides of the iron A.

A pair of complementary clamping members 17 and 18 respectively are supported on the horizontal portion 6 of the front frame 5, an adjusting screw 19 being associated with the clamping members for holding the same in their desired adjust-ed positions, a similar pair of clamping members 20 and 21 respectively being supported on the horizontal portion 11 of the rear frame 10, the last mentioned complementary clamping members being also adjustably secured together through the medium of the screw or bolt 22. The complementary clamping members 17 and 18 are adapted for attachment to the front upright B of the handle supporting member 6 of the iron A while the rear complementary clamping members '20 and 21 are adapted to be attached to the rear uprights D. 'llhese clamping members provide a means for detachably securing the in Fi ures 1 and 5 or" the drawing. A

pair of coil springs 23 and Qtrespectively are secu ed at one end to the intermediate portions oit the bars 2 and 3 respectively, the upper ends of the coil, springs being attached to the intermediate portions of the diverging ends 7 and 8 respectively of the front frame 5, and the purpose of these coil springs will be presently ap arent.

An eye 25 extends upwardly rom the intermediate portion of the horizontal port on 6 of the front frame 5, the manner in which the eye is formed being more clearly illustrated in Figure 3. A. handle engaging member 26 formed of metal, and shaped to conform to the upper portion of the handle of the sad iron A is connected to the upper end of the eye 25 of the frame 5 through the medium of the pivoted link 27, the latter being pivotally associated with the forward end of the handle engaging member 26, in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 3, at 28.

The rear end of the handle engaging member is adapted to be secured to the rear end of the handle A by the same bolt F which secures the upper end of the rear upright D to the rear end of the handle, a spring extension 29 being formed on the rear end of the handle engaging member 26, and provided with a suitable eye through which the bolt F is adapted to extend.

.A catch designated generally by the numeral 30 and formed spring wire extends upwardly from the complementary front clamping members 17 and 18, the purpose of the catch being hereinafter more fully described.

When the attachment is in position on a sad iron, and the latter is not in use, the stand will maintain the position shown in 'Figure 1 whereby the bottom of the iron will be raised and held out of engagement with the table or the material thereon, the strips 4 resting on the table, and the front and rear frames being disposed substantially in vertical position through the action .of the coil springs. The forward end of the handle engaging portion 26 will also be disengaged from the catch 30. In this manner, there is no danger of the iron coming in. contact with the table, or the material thereon when the iron is not-in use and the provision of a pad or separate support to receive the iron such as is now commonly used is eliminated.

When it is desired to use the iron, the operator grasps the handle E and the handle engaging portion 26, and by exerting a slightly downward pressure on the handle engaging portion, the catch 30 will engage the forward end of the handle engaging portion and hold the same in position over the upper portion of the handle in the manner as illustrated more clearly in Figure 5. Simultaneously, a slight forward movement of the sad iron will cause the frames 5 and to swing forwardly on their pivots 9 and 16 respectively, placing the coil springs 23 and 24 under tension, and at the same time raising the bars 2 and 3 upwardly. When the catch is in engagement with the forward end of the handle engaging portion 26, the bars will be maintained in the position as shown at Figure 5, and the iron may be used in the usual manner without any interference by the stand.

The stand is again adapted to assume its operative position by disengaging the catch 30 from engagement with the forward end of the handle engaging portion 26, and the coil springs 23 and 24 will automatically return the bars and the frames to their normal positions such as is shown in Figure l.

The simplicity in which my improved stand is constructed enables the same to be readily and easily attached to any well known type of sad iron, and the device will at all times be positive and efficient in carryiug out the purposes for which it is designed.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within the field of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a sad iron including the handle, and the supporting uprights therefor, of a stand for the sad iron comprising a pair of base bars, front and rear frames pivotally connected at their lower ends to the respective ends of the bars, said frames straddling the iron, means for detachably securing the frame to the uprights, and means associated with the stand for holding the base bars in an operative position whereby the sad iron is supported in a raised position.

2. In combination with a sad iron includmg the handle, and the supporting uprights therefor, of a stand for the sad iron comprising a pair of base bars, front and rear frames pivotally connected at their lower ends to the respective ends of the bars, said frames straddling the iron, means for detachably securing the frame to the uprights, and means associated with the stand for holding the base bars in an operative position whereby the sad iron is supported in a raised position, said last mentioned means comprising coil springs secured at their u per ends to the front frame, the lower ends of the coil springs being connected to the respective base bars.

3. In combination with a sad iron including the handle, and the supporting uprights therefor, of a stand for the sad iron comprising a pair of base bars, front and rear frames pivotally connected at their lower ends to the respective ends of the bars, said frames straddling the iron, means for detachably securing the frame to the uprights, and means associated with the stand for holding the base bars in an operative position whereby the sad iron is supported in a raised position, means for facilitating the raising of the base'bars to an inoperative position to facilitate theprdinary. use of the iron, sald meanscomprislng a handle engaging member secured at its rear endto the rear end of the handle,

and a link connecting the forward end of the handle engaging member with the upper end of the front ends to the respective ends of the bars, said frames straddling the iron, means for detachably securing the frame to the uprights, and means associated with the stand for holdin the base bars in an operative position w ereby the sad iron is su ported in a raised position, means for facillta'tingfthe raising of the base bars to an inoperative position to facilitate the ordinary use of the iron, said means comprising a handle engaging member secured at its rear end to the rear end of the handle, a link connecting the forward end of the handle engaging member with the upper end of the front frame, and a spring catch associated with the front frame and adapted for engagement with the forward end-of the handle en aging member for-locking the stand in a raised inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

BERNARD BROLIN. 

